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    Energy (Compliance)

 

    Domestic

  • Some of the state agencies, codes, rules, regulations and statutes that may govern directly or influence domestic, cross-boarder or international energy production, transportation and use, may be for example the: California Department of Conservation (CDC); Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC); Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC); Louisiana Office of Conservation (LOC); Massachusetts Act to Promote Energy Diversity; Massachusetts Green Communities Act; Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (MPUC); New Jersey Bills A1653/S2142, S3223/A2108, A4554/S2605, A5434/S3484; New Jersey Coastal Area Facility Review Act; New Jersey Coastal Zone Management Rules; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP); New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT); New Jersey Electric Discount and Energy Competition Act; New Jersey Energy Master Plan; New Jersey Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act; New Jersey Freshwater Wetlands Protection Act Rules; New Jersey Hackensack Meadowlands Reclamation and Development Act; New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act; New Jersey Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems Rules; New Jersey Stormwater Management Rules; New Jersey Waterfront Development Law; New Jersey Wetlands Act; New Mexico Energy Transaction Act; New York City Business Integrity Commission (NYCBIC); New York City Local Laws 84, 95, 97, 154; New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC); New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT); New York State Energy Law Article 9 – ENG; New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA); North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC); North Dakota Public Service Commission (NDPSC); Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PDEP); Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT); Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW); Texas Natural Resources Code; Texas Railroad Commission (TRC).

 

    Federal

  • Some of the Federal agencies, codes, laws, rules, regulations, statutes and treaties that may govern directly or influence domestic, cross-boarder or international energy production, transportation and use, may be for example the: Abandoned Shipwreck Act (ASA); American Antiquities Act (AAA); American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA); Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA); Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM); Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE); Clayton Act (CA); Clean Air Act (CAA); Clean Water Act (CWA); Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA); Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Technical Assistance Partnership Program (CHPTAPP); Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commodity Exchange Act (CEA); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA); ; Deepwater Port Act (DPA); Deep Water Relief Act (DWRA); Endangered Species Act (ESA); Energy Charter Treaty (ECT); Energy Improvement and Extension Act (EIEA); Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA); Energy Policy Act (EPA); Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA); Environmental Protection Act (EPA); Fair Labor Standards Act; Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) – Part 23; Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (FOGRMA); Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and Fairness Act (FOGRSFA); Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act (FOOGLRA); Federal Power Act (FPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA); Food, Conservation, and Energy Act (FCEA); Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA); Global Change Research Act (GCRA); Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR); Inflation Reduction Act (IRA); Interior Board of Land Appeals (IBLA); Interstate Commerce Act (ICA); Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA); Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA); Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA); Mineral Leasing Act (MLA); Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands (MLAAL); National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS); National Energy Conservation Policy Act (NECPA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); National Electrical Safety Code (NSC); Natural Gas Act (NGA); Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act (NGWDA); National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA); National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention); Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA); Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR); Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act (OGRMA); Oil Pollution Act (OPA); Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA); Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (PNEPPCA); Petroleum Marketing Practices Act (PMPA); Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHSMA); Pipeline Safety Act (PSA); Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA); Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); Sherman Antitrust Act; Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA); US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE); Submerged Lands Act (SLA); US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); US Coast Guard (USCG); US Department of Energy (DOE); US Department of the Interior (DOI); US Department of Labor (DOL); US Department of Transportation (DOT); US Energy Information Administration (EIA); US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS); US Maritime Administration Department (MARAD).

  • The Paris Climate Agreement is an international agreement that has had a major impact on domestic, cross-boarder and international energy production, transportation and use, by encouraging the US to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the development of a nationally-determined contribution (NDC) plan, implementing various guidelines, practices and standards, such as for example: accelerated reforestation goals; energy conservation standards for appliances;GHG emissions standards for existing and new power plants; GHG emissions standards for heavy-duty Light and vehicles;  landfill emissions standards for existing and new landfills; methane and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emissions standards for existing and new oil and gas energy sources; methane emissions standards for oil and gas production on Federal lands;methane flaring, leaks and venting for offshore oil and gas production; regulation ofhydrofluorocarbon (HFC) emissions and use; use of a carbon bank structure to finance GHG reduction; use of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) conservation programs to promote climate smart practices incentives; use of underground carbon sequestration; and the like.

 

    Nuclear

  • Some of the Federal agencies, codes, laws, rules, regulations, statutes and treaties that may govern directly or influence domestic, cross-boarder or international nuclear energy generation may be for example the: Administrative Procedure Act (APA); Atomic Energy Act (AEA); Energy Act (EA); Energy Reorganization Act (ERA); Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act (LLWPAA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (NAC); Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act (NNPA); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA); Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1980; Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970; Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA).

  • Some of the international conventions and treaties that may govern directly or influence domestic, cross-boarder or international nuclear energy generation may be for example the:

    • Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material;

    • Convention on Assistance in the Case of a Nuclear Accident or Radiological Emergency (Convention on Assistance);

    • Convention on Early Notification of a Nuclear Accident (Early Notification Convention);

    • Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS);

    • Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC);

    • Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (CPPNM);

    • International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (Nuclear Terrorism Convention or ICSANT);

    • International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings (Terrorist Bombings Convention);

    • International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism (Terrorist Financing Convention);

    • Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management (Joint Convention);

    • Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT).

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